by Clipper cat » Tue Dec 29, 2020 10:17 am
Aah, the Midi!! It seems it opened 1966 or 1967, and instantly attracted a largely younger crowd. Many of us Fresno Staters were regulars. Over time, the rear section of the cafe became a de facto meeting place for the intellectual and pseudo-intellectual regulars. One of this crowd (wish I could remember his name) was a projectionist who (With Mort's permission and indulgence) would set up his equipment after closing time and show old and rare movies to a film-mad bunch, of which I was one. I saw most of Eisenstein's important silent films, and Birth of a Nation there. Maltese Falcon left me speechless with delight. Does no one else remember these movie nights at the Midi? Can you remember other classics you saw there for the first time?
Aah, the Midi!! It seems it opened 1966 or 1967, and instantly attracted a largely younger crowd. Many of us Fresno Staters were regulars. Over time, the rear section of the cafe became a de facto meeting place for the intellectual and pseudo-intellectual regulars. One of this crowd (wish I could remember his name) was a projectionist who (With Mort's permission and indulgence) would set up his equipment after closing time and show old and rare movies to a film-mad bunch, of which I was one. I saw most of Eisenstein's important silent films, and Birth of a Nation there. Maltese Falcon left me speechless with delight. Does no one else remember these movie nights at the Midi? Can you remember other classics you saw there for the first time?